Cimelice

Cimelice is recorded in history as the place where the Second World War in Europe practically finished. While the unconditional surrender had been signed in Berlin on the 8th of May and the whole of Europe was celebrating the outbreak of peace, the remains of the huge Schorner SS army of a strength of around 70 000 fully armed men was retreating from Prague to the south, to give themselves up to the Americans so as not to fall into Russian captivity. The head of the army stopped in front of the first houses in Cimelice on the 10th of May, because of a clash with American tanks. Some hours later the Russians also arrived with some armored transporters. Thanks to deft negotiations a fight didn't break out, but two days later on the 12.5. At noon General von Puchler signed the so-called Cerveny mlyn capitulation. Afterwards he shot himself. Part of the army got over to the Americans by way of Blatna and Strakonice, but a substantial part was disarmed in Cimelice and fell into Russian captivity.